April 2, 2011 Johanna Movie Reviews One comment

Tron: The Original Classic

Computer geek that I was, I somehow missed ever seeing Tron. I should have checked it out before now, just because it’s historically significant both in terms of its use of computer graphics and in how culture views and portrays hackers. The upcoming release of Tron: Legacy means that Tron: The Original Classic is now available on Blu-ray for the first time. In addition to the two-disc Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD), the movie is available as a single-disc DVD. […]

Green Lantern Emerald Knights Blu-ray cover

March 31, 2011 Johanna DCU Original Animation Leave a comment

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Box Art, Special Features Announced

Warner Home Video has released the box art, shown here, and information on the special features included in the Blu-ray Combo Pack for Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. Those extras will be: The movie itself, about 75 minutes long, with its six interlocking stories, on both Blu-ray and DVD A digital copy of the movie Audio commentary by Dan DiDio and Geoff Johns (I’m very curious to see how informative/entertaining that is, or how often they make comparisons to the comics) […]

March 16, 2011 KC Television Reviews 2 comments

Batman: The Brave and the Bold Season One, Part Two

Review by KC Carlson “Batman’s rich history allows him to be interpreted in a multitude of ways. To be sure, this is a lighter incarnation, but it’s certainly no less valid and true to the character’s roots than the tortured avenger crying out for mommy and daddy.” — Bat-Mite (2009) Yay! Another (half-)season of Batman: The Brave and the Bold on DVD (no Blu-Ray yet)! Since Warners has split the season into two parts, I will follow suit and declare […]

March 11, 2011 Johanna Motion Comics 2 comments

Marvel Knights Animation Takes the Motion Comic to New Heights With Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers

Marvel Knights Animation, the company behind the motion comics Astonishing X-Men: Gifted, Iron Man: Extremis, and Black Panther, has announced their next release, Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers. This four-episode series starts running on Monday, March 28, on iTunes, Xbox Live, and the PlayStation Network, with future episodes following on Wednesday starting April 6. They cost $2.99 each for high-def or $1.99 an episode for standard definition. (Update: There’s also a season pass for $10.99 in HD or $6.99 in […]

March 7, 2011 Johanna DCU Original Animation One comment

Grant Morrison Interviewed About All-Star Superman

To promote the recently released All-Star Superman, Warner Home Video has provided this pre-written interview with Grant Morrison, writer of the miniseries the movie is based on. The pre-written Q&A deals with some of the questions fans have had about what was included and what was left out in the transition from comic page to TV movie, as well as discussing which other of his stories Morrison would like to see animated. QUESTION: Did you have, and did you want, […]

March 2, 2011 Johanna Movie Reviews One comment

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

This post-apocalyptic environmentalist fable, by Hayao Miyazaki based on his manga, drops you into another world from the start. Nausicaa is a beloved princess in a village threatened by the Toxic Jungle, where giant insects menace her people and everyone outside must wear a mask to protect them from poisoned air. The beginning is slow-moving, as we and Nausicaa explore her world and she narrates to us what she’s seeing and doing (a characteristic other cast members share, with the […]

March 1, 2011 Johanna DCU Original Animation One comment

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Trailer, Plot, and New Art

To promote the next DC animated direct-to-DVD movie, Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, due out June 7, Warner Home Video has today released this impressive image (click for full-size) and the trailer for the film. Also now available, more information on the movie’s structure: It weaves six interlocking stories of the Green Lantern Corps’ rich mythology around preparations for an attack by an ancient enemy. As the battle approaches, Hal Jordan (voiced by Nathan Fillion, Castle) mentors new recruit Arisia (Elisabeth […]

February 26, 2011 Johanna Warner Archive One comment

Finishing School

My latest Warner Archive DVD-made-on-demand acquisition is a doozy, one of those films you’ve never heard of but are still entertaining to watch today. Finishing School is a short (73 minutes) morality tale against snobbery. It’s basically an historical version of Gossip Girl, full of wickedness amongst the upper classes with more money than sense, although with a more ethical ending. Francis Dee plays Virginia Radcliff (and doesn’t that name say a bundle?), a girl sent off to school at […]

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